Three new albums feature fine songstresses with eclectic repertoires.
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Music Review: Ghost Train Orchestra – ‘Hot Town’
'Hot Town' is music you’ve more than likely never heard before, but more than likely it is music you’ll want to hear again and again. It’s that infectious.
Read More »Music Review: Airelle Besson/Nelson Veras – ‘Prelude’
'Prelude' is very convincing proof that music doesn’t have to be the same old same old to make for some fine listening
Read More »Music Review: Tony Bennett and Bill Evans – ‘The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings’ [Vinyl Box Set]
The music these two men made together is timeless, and 'The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings' truly does it justice.
Read More »Music Review: Justin Kauflin – ‘Dedication’
A great musician couldn’t just copy what he heard others doing; great musicians have a voice of their own.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings’ [40th Anniversary Edition]
I can’t speak for the vinyl set, but the two-CD album is a joy.
Read More »Music Review: Annie Ross Salutes Billie Holiday in ‘To Lady with Love’
There is a heartfelt emotional honesty in the drama of her vocal stylings that makes up for the vocal limitations of age.
Read More »Music Review: Jazz Pianist Lisa Hilton Takes on The Black Keys and More on ‘HORIZONS’
Hilton's music, built upon classical and jazz influences, is both sensuously lyrical and improvisationally rich.
Read More »Jazz Potpourri: Music from Joe Henderson, The Jiggs Whigham International Trio, Afro Bop Alliance, and More
Reviewed here are Jazz albums old and new.
Read More »Music Review: David Sanborn – ‘Time and the River’
David Sanborn puts out the kind of music that does perhaps the one thing needful for fine music: it sounds good.
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